The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-25
For THE YOUNG FOLKS.
Fun for the Children-The Constitution
Training School for Boys and Girls.

DEAR CHILDREN: Yesterday our great Pied
mont exposition opened and of course l went
out to see the fun. All the military companies
were out and long procession marched out TO
the grounds. After good deal OF speech-mal1-
ing by the governor, Mr.. Grady and others, the
exposition was declared opened and the can
mons fired and the bells rang and whistles blew
and such another noise you never heard.
There were said to be about twenty thousand
people on the grounds, and that was q good num-
Der for the first day. am not going to tell
you much about the pretty things to be seen
Tin this letter. for did not walk about much
was too busy watching a balloon that was to
go up with man in it, so viii wait until an
other letter and tell you about what saw, and
about the President and Mrs. Cleveland. Now
VIII tell you about the balloon; we had to
wait long time, but at last it started and sure
enough there was manin a basket just under
the balloon. 1t rose very slowly at first, but
as he threw out sand to tighten it, up it went,
higher and higher, until it looked almost like
oird In the sky, and it was getting late and
nearly dark, so l could not stay to watch it,
but the last saw of the balloon it was very
high up. l would not have liked to sail that
high up in the sky. But the man came down
all right after awhile, and he is getting his bal
loon ready for his wife to go up in next time.
stald out SO late that when | got home
found everybody in the house very much fright
ened about me; thought some accident had
happened to me in the big crowd. They said
they were Just about to send and get tho police
to hunt for me. That would have been q Joke
would it not? 1 have only time now to tell you
That you have all been so good that have
money enough to buy my Bible now and after
letter onU I will To
you all about it as soon as L get it, and have
all the names printed. You can help now to
finish the quilt want to thank all who have
helped. have tried to have all the letters in,
but some have been so long this week that we
did not have room. AS it is getting late must
say good night" Yours, 'tAUNT SUSIE"
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Correspondence
McBryde Ga.--Little Cleveland Mazo's letter to
the President:
Welcome to Atlanta, dear Mr.. President how do you
do
Icannot go to the Exposition, but can write let
ter to you,
I wish could see you and your dear lady SO happy
and gay,
wish you could come among us souherners to stay.
have your beautiful picture that you sent me and
prize it so high,
That don't want any one but mama to come nigh.
can't help but laugh with childish glee,
When mama lifts me up to it to see.
My cheeks are fat, round, rosy and red,
My eyes are jet black so is my head,
1 am merry little rolicng country DO
Full of life and full of JOY
am just three years old,
And more precious to mama than Offering gold
photograph of your dear lady wish to see,
To correspond by the side of yours as present to,
me-
Please for yourself and lady accept the love send
1t is from true little southern friend.
Remember me always you know,
For my name IS Grover Cleveland MaZo.
Ralph Fisher, Owensville, N. CT am o little
blind boy thirteen years ofage. l go to school at
Raleigh; have been seyentyour sessions; will start
the 18th ofSeptember. lean write with pencil; l
am writing this myself Will send you the letter
in print and write the alphabet at the beginning.
viii close; much love TO Aunt Susie.
Mamie Snowden Minis, Ala.-Aunt Susie, read
your letters with much pleasure and think they are
quite interesting hope you will write often and
continue to give good advice. also enjoy read
ing Bill Apps letters they quite pleasing TO the
ear. l have not been to school any this session,
there being school in our vicinity, but hope we
will have one next year. You will find enclosed
five cents, as l wish my name to be put in your
Bible, if | am not too late.
Annie Stewart, Camilla Ga: I am little south
west Georgia girl, eight years old. My father is in
Atlanta, representative of Mitchell. l want my
name in your Bible, so send you ten cents for my
self aud little sister, Daisy Bell want both names to
go in. / send you square for your quilt Aunt
SUSIE you must think heap of it, for have had a
time getting it made. Aunt Susie, when you get
your Bible please print all the names in your letter
to US. Cousins an going TO have me q memory
Al, 1Ja ~ MIN
Of white and red If you VIII send me a square it
will be appreciated l have a crying machine to
nurse. DO any of you know how to nurse crying
machines2 If you don't, come to see me and will
learn you how When you set here / viii show you
the prettiest little blueeyed sister you ever saw.
will close with love to Aunt Susie and the cousins
and Uncle VIII.
Your square is very pretty.
Emma and Nettie franklin: We have for some
time had Ges.re to be your little nieces If you
will accept we win do best to have good
letter. We live four miles from Thomaston We
live at home where we have all kinds of berries in
their season. First we have Strawberries then dew
berries, and then blackberries All these grow on
papa's land in abundance. We gather them and
dry them to make pies for winter There is O brook
that runs near the house. When cousins and
schoomates come we take q ramble on the banks
and gather wild flowers and rusles, and when they
are gone in come wild grapes; they are 80 nice!
MDat plcii ufe ~ WDuu DC 70 US II we COllu SCI
large waiter Of those grapes in your window for you
and take you by surprise. We go 70 school mile
from home. We go TO sunday-school and have Il
nice time, we have 20 many nice songs to sing and
q number of nice little girls. We send you some
flowers as u token of our love,
Jennie Lee, Palmetto, Ga. Uncle taxes your val
liable paper and we all like to read it. think it
was very kind Of the editor 10 give place in 90
great O paper ] know Aunt Susie has more pa
tence than Job, for l know some Of the cousins
letters very badly written at least mine is; this
is my second one. l guess Aunt Susie could not
read the other one, for never It IN print; but
thought would try once more. Like some Of the
cousins, ] have had more work than schooling.
]. L, Garrett, Lafayette, Texas, wants to know if
some Of the cousins don't want Texas sweetheart.
Yes, do, if he is nice one; but you must not
drink, chew OF smoke. Oh, guess you will think
J am too particular but mt think SOL do you,
Aunt Susie? Love to Aunt Susie and the cousins.
Missouri A. Harris: / have been thinking Of
writing to the Young Folks column q long time
My for not coming 10 the front before Is That
was afraid / might not make success Of IT, We
have been residents Of the country for about six